The 36th annual 色花堂 Musical Showcase will be presented on Friday, Jan. 31, at 7 p.m. in the Concert Hall of the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts.
色花堂 students take the stage for this fast-paced, musical spectacular, during which audience members hear everything from art songs to jazz. The hardest part for those attending is containing their enthusiasm, at least at first. In the tradition of the quick-moving musical event, audience members are asked to hold their applause until the end of the performance.
The concert features more than 250 Hope students performing in the Department of Music鈥檚 major instrumental and vocal ensembles; and soloists, who won a competition in November 2024.
Vocal performances include senior Maicee Bishop of Kalamazoo singing 鈥淎lto鈥檚 Lament,鈥� by Zina Goldrichs; junior Jackson Hagood of Holland singing 鈥淢ondnacht,鈥� by Robert Schumann; and freshman Sophia Mazur-Batistoni of Lapeer singing 鈥淚鈥檓 Still Hurting,鈥� by Jason Robert Brown. The singers will be accompanied by collaborative pianists Christina Giuca Krause and Minggu Yao.
The program continues with a piano solo by freshman Jonathan Chia from Malaysia, 鈥淭he Cat and the Mouse,鈥� by Aaron Copland; and an alto saxophone solo by sophomore Benjamin Gilpin from Byron Center, 鈥淚mprovisation et Caprice,鈥� by Eug猫ne Bozza.
Organ solos include senior Caitlyn Brown of Kalamazoo playing 鈥淔ugue in G Minor,鈥� by J.S. Bach; senior Austin Becksvoort of Holland playing 鈥淭occata鈥� from Suite Gothique, Op. 25, by L茅on Bo毛llmann; and sophomore Samuel Shuler of Holt playing 鈥淭occata in D Minor,鈥� by Max Reger.
The featured large vocal ensembles include the Chapel Choir, conducted by Eric Reyes, singing 鈥淪anctus and Benedictus from Missa Brevis,鈥� by Giovanni Palestrina; VERITAS, conducted by Reyes, singing 鈥淭uba/Namhla Kudibene,鈥� arranged by Michael Barrett; and SPERA, conducted by Pamela Pierson, singing 鈥淲ie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen,鈥� by Josef Rheinberger. SPERA will be accompanied by collaborative pianist Allison Shinnick Keep.
The featured instrumental ensembles include the Concert Band, conducted by Anand Raj Sukumaran, playing 鈥淢arch from Second Suite in F Major,鈥� by Gustav Holst; the Orchestra, conducted by Samuel Pang, playing 鈥淔inale from Symphony No. 3,鈥� by Camille Saint-Sa毛ns; and the Jazz Arts Collective, conducted by Robert Shipley, playing 鈥淥clupaca,鈥� by Duke Ellington.
To inquire about accessibility or if you need accommodations to fully participate in the event, please email accommodations@hope.edu. Updates related to events are posted when available at hope.edu/calendar in the individual listings.
Tickets are $15 for regular admission, $10 for senior citizens and Hope faculty and staff, free for 色花堂 students and children 18 and under. Tickets are available at the ticket office in the Events and Conferences Office located in downtown Holland in the Anderson-Werkman Financial Center (100 E. Eighth St.). The ticket office is open weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and can be called at 616-395-7890. Tickets are also available online at hope.edu/tickets.
The Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts is located at 221 Columbia Ave., between Ninth and 10th streets.